Understanding Texas TEKs updates

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Understanding TEKS Updates &Crosswalks

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What is Career and Technical

Education?

What is Career and Technical

Education?


TEKS are Course

Guidelines

TEKS DO:

State what students are expected to know and be able to do

Divided into strands of similar skills and concepts for use in planning

Integrated and taught in context


TEKS DON’T:

Replace Scope and Sequence

Provide Specific Instructional Routine


Knowledge and Skills Statement

Student Expectation

Student Expectation

Student Expectation

Structure of TEKS


(A) categorize a business plan and the need for a well-orchestrated business plan;

(B) research business plan outlines, resources, and templates using web search engines;

(C) explain a marketing plan, including price competition, non-price competition, market analysis, competition, marketing research, market segmentation, demographics, and sales forecasting;

Knowledge and Skills Statement

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(3) The student identifies the importance of a well-written business plan. The student is expected to:

Structure of TEKS


Career and Technical Education

TEKS

National Career Cluster Standards

• Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Cluster (Foundation) Knowledge and Skills

• Pathway Knowledge and Skills

Texas Standards

• Foundational Academic Standards

• College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)

• English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)



From Where?

TEKS are reviewed every 10 years (approximately).

Based on the collective wisdom of the field.

It will happen again….

Chapter 127Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career Development Subchapter A, Middle SchoolSubchapter B, High School

Chapter 130Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education– Subchapters A - P

Where do you find TEKS?



Crosswalks


Course Crosswalk Future Possibilities

1997 2010 4x4 ATCEnd of Program Licensure/Certification

The course crosswalk compares the courses adopted in 1997 with the new courses scheduled to be implemented during the 2010-2011 school year.




The 4x4 column indicates the courses designated to meet 4x4 requirements for graduation.




The ATC column, which stands for Advanced Technical Credit, designates courses that have been considered for inclusion on the crosswalk for statewide articulated credit.




The end of program licensure/certification column lists industry recognized credentials and certificates.


STEM Crosswalk Future PossibilitiesEngineering & Arch DraftingEngineering GraphicsEngineering CAD IComputer Graphics & Machine DraftingTechnical Introduction to CADDrafting I

Engineering Design and Presentation

X Autodesk certification*


What about Teachers?


STEP 1:

TEA and SBEC will evaluate current TEKS implementation and determine the competencies needed to teach the new CTE course inventory.

This is typically a 1-2 year process that is conducted while TEKS are developed and new courses/TEKS are implemented.


STEP 2:

TEA and SBEC work with SMEs/current certifying institutions to determine new teacher certification requirements

During this time a crosswalk is established by TEA to allow teachers under current certifications guidelines for course that can be taught during the new teacher certification implementation timeline.

This is typically a 1-2 year process during new curriculum implementation.


STEP 3:

Establish timeline for new teacher certification standards to be implemented

This timeline typically establishes a “grandfathering” date for teachers that are currently not certified and not in a teacher certification program.

This is typically a 1-2 year process during new curriculum implementation.


The CTE Team

512-463-9581

Esther Camacho– Arts, Audio/Visual Technology

and Communication– Information Technology

John Ellis– Architecture and Construction– Manufacturing– Science, Technology, Engineering,

and Mathematics

Ron Whitson– Agriculture, Food, and Natural

Resources– Transportation, Distribution and

Logistics

Kathleen Park– Government and Public Adm.– Health Science– Law, Public Safety, Corrections,

and Security

Diane Salazar– Education and Training– Hospitality and Tourism– Human Services

Lucy Ybarra– Business Management and

Administration– Finance– Marketing

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